CLARIFICATION OF CONDITIONS ON EXPANSION OF CHAMPUS REFORM INITIATIVE TO OTHER LOCATIONS.

SEC. 720. CLARIFICATION OF CONDITIONS ON EXPANSION OF CHAMPUS REFORM INITIATIVE TO OTHER LOCATIONS. (a) In General.—Subsection (a) of section 712 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102484; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “Condition.—”; (2) in the second sentence, by inserting after “cost-effectiveness of the initiative” the following: “(while assuring that the combined cost of care in military treatment facilities and under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services will not be increased as a result of the expansion)”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) To the extent any revision of the CHAMPUS reform initiative is necessary in order to make the certification required by this subsection, the Secretary shall assure that enrolled covered beneficiaries may obtain health care services with reduced out-of-pocket costs, as compared to standard CHAMPUS.”. (b) Definition.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) The terms ‘Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services’ and ‘CHAMPUS’ have the meaning given the term ‘Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services’ in section 1072(4) of title 10, United States Code.”.